ASELSAN Rises to 40th in Defense News Top 100 on Export Growth
ASELSAN climbed to 40th in the Defense News Top 100, the first Turkish defense firm in the global Top 40, with growth attributed to its aselsaneXt strategy. In 2025 it secured over $2B in export contracts, and in H1 2026 contract awards jumped 72% to $4.9B, lifting backlog to a record $23.2B. Revenue rose 38.5% to $2B, capacity investments surged to $323M, R&D reached $804M, and the footprint expanded to 97 countries as a facility is commissioned in phases and starts air-defense system production.